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3Diligent Expands Metal Rapid Manufacturing Technologies

SAN DIEGO, CA, Dec 20, 2016 – 3Diligent announced it has expanded its metal rapid manufacturing technologies to provide the most comprehensive range of 3D printing options to create metal parts anywhere.

The company has announced new capabilities which will enable 3Diligent to offer metal plating of resin and plastic parts in addition to metal casting of wax-printed parts. These offerings complement the company’s other metal printing and machining options.

“The size of the metal 3D printing market is growing and so are the number of different printing technologies available. At 3Diligent, we’re committed to understanding the tradeoffs between these technologies to advise and provide our customers a single, seamless rapid manufacturing solution. That’s why we’re pleased to add wax-to-metal and metal plating options to our already market leading breadth of capabilities,” said Cullen Hilkene, CEO of 3Diligent.

Metal plating of 3D-printed parts allows designers to achieve many of the benefits of metal printing, without the price tag. Through metal plating, parts are given a metallic appearance and additional durability.

Wax print to cast metal technology provides customers a means to access metals that aren’t readily printed any other way. This process can be utilized for casting of precious metals or industrial alloys that aren’t readily offered in the powder form required for other types of metal 3D printing.

These processes are added to 3Diligent’s already impressive range of printing capabilities, which include laser melting (a.k.a. DMLS), electron beam melting (EBM), and Binder Jetting with Metal Infiltration (BJMI). The company also offers 3-, 4-, and 5-axis CNC machining. Information regarding these previously offered processes are already listed on the company’s website and information about the new processes will be posted in the coming weeks.

About 3Diligent

The 3D printing partner for every business, 3Diligent launched in 2014 as a way to connect clients deterred by the cost of 3D printer ownership with carefully vetted vendors to enable rapid, high quality additive manufacturing at competitive prices. 3Diligent uses data science to connect customer requests for quotes with the right set of vendors to compete for the work, then facilitates the transaction, guaranteeing parts arrive on time and to spec. This allows customers to streamline their supplier base and also allows service providers to get more out of their capital investments.